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0 pointsHPsquared3mo ago0 comments

At a certain point it's not about technology anymore, but access to cheap finance. See also: Uber.

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groundzeros20153mo ago

Uber is far better for me than the old taxi system.

kkukshtel3mo ago

I really like this piece for Real Life Mag (rip) on what most startups "do":

https://reallifemag.com/money-for-nothing/

"privatization by way of electrification"

direwolf203mo ago

Maybe the one where you flagged down a car on the street, but you could always call to book a taxi and those companies worked exactly like Uber — over the phone, because it was the pre–app era.

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